Skoda Superb 2014 Owner's Manual page 201

Winter tyres
Fitting winter tyres will significantly improve the handling of your vehicle when
driving in wintry road conditions. Summer tyres have less grip on ice, snow and
at temperatures below 7 °C. This is especially true of vehicles fitted with wide
tyres or high-speed tyres.
In order to achieve the best possible handling properties, winter tyres must be
fitted on all 4 wheels, the minimum tread depth must be 4 mm and tyres must
be no older than 4 years.
Winter tyres of a lower speed category can be used provided that the permissi-
ble maximum speed of these tyres is not exceeded even if the possible maxi-
mum speed of the vehicle is higher.
The speed limit for winter tyres can be set in the MAXI DOT display in the
menu item Winter tyres » page 45.
For the sake of the environment
Fit the summer tyres on again in good time as they provide better handling
properties, a shorter braking distance, less tyre noise, and reduced tyre wear
on roads which are free of snow and ice as well as at temperatures above 7 °C.
The fuel consumption is also lower.
Snow chains
When driving in wintry road conditions, snow chains improve not only traction,
but also the braking performance.
Snow chains must only be mounted on the front wheels.
For technical reasons, it is only permissible to fit snow chains with the follow-
ing wheel/tyre combinations.
Wheel size
7J x 16
a)
6J x 16
a)
6J x 17
a)
Not valid for vehicles with 3.6 l/191 kW FSI engine.
Only use fine-link snow chains. They must not project more than 9 mm - in-
cluding the chain lock.
Depth (D) Tyre size
45 mm 205/55
50 mm 205/55
45 mm 205/50
CAUTION
The chains must be removed when driving on roads which are free of snow.
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They adversely affect the handling of your vehicle, damage the tyres and are
rapidly destroyed.
Remove the full wheel trims » page 198
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before fitting the snow chains.
Wheels
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